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Quote by William Blackstone
It is better that ten guilty escape than one innocent suffer. - Wi

It is better that ten guilty escape than one innocent suffer. – William Blackstone

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The Royal Navy of England hath ever been its greatest defense and ornament it is its ancient and natural strength the floating bulwark of the island. – William Blackstone

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strength
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Men was formed for society, and is neither capable of living alone, nor has the courage to do it. – William Blackstone

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alone
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So great moreover is the regard of the law for private property, that it will not authorize the least violation of it; no, not even for the general good of the whole community. – William Blackstone

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Punishment closely follows guilt as its companion. – Horace

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The more sinful and guilty a person tends to feel, the less chance there is that he will be a happy, healthy, or law-abiding citizen. He will become a compulsive wrong-doer. – Albert Ellis

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He who is present at a wrongdoing and does not lift a hand to prevent it, is as guilty as the wrongdoers. – American Indian Proverb

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Guilt

The very presence of guilt, let alone its tenacity, implies imbalance: Something, we suspect, is getting more of our energy than warrants, at the expense of something else, we suspect, that deserves more of our energy than we – Melinda M. Marshall

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